Phelts Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Phelts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Phelts Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phelts Come From? nationality or country of origin

Phelts is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Phelts.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Phelts reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 1,647,541. In The United States Phelts is most numerous in: Georgia, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Utah, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Phelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phelts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phelts surname rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phelts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Phelts surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.35% being registered to vote for the party.

Phelts earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaelts921/
Phelt9121/
Pheltz834/
Phelds833/
Philts831/
Phelcs831/
Pealts830/
Phields7715/
Felts739,311/
Plets73683/
Velts73660/
Palts73313/
Polts7315/
Phlet738/
Philt738/
Pheld731/
Pealt730/
Peult730/
Peschelt7166/
Pischelt711/
Peichelt711/
Pechelte710/
Pellet677,372/
Peylet67346/
Pletts67188/
Pfeltz6773/
Päselt6745/
Pecelt6743/
Pylets6732/
Peilet6721/
Fuelts6721/
Pledts6718/
Feltzs6717/
Åhfelt6716/
Peilte6713/
Pitelt678/
Pletsh674/
Felths673/
Voelts673/
Petlet672/
Polths672/
Pollts671/
Phailt671/
Peselt671/
Pholds671/
Pletds671/
Phylet671/
Fellts671/
Philds671/
Phleds671/
Pallts671/
Feltsj671/
Feelts670/
Phaltz670/
Pailts670/
Pealtz670/
Pfuelt670/
Petilt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phelts
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